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FirstService Residential Raises $76,300 for the Canuck Place Children's Hospice

FirstService Residential partners with local vendors to raise money for its third annual Canuck Place Children's Hospice Campaign

VANCOUVER, March 7, 2017 /CNW/ - FirstService Residential, Metro Vancouver's leading residential property management company, raised $76,300 in donations this past holiday season for the Canuck Place Children's Hospice. This year's total is the highest amount raised by the company in a single year. The donation will help support more than 670 children with severe illnesses and their families. FirstService Residential associates teamed up with 56 local vendors to raise funds. Over $171,000 has been raised by the company in the last three years.

"Canuck Place Children's Hospice is grateful for community partners like FirstService Residential who help ensure we can provide pediatric palliative care for hundreds of children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them," said Margaret McNeil, chief executive officer of Canuck Place Children's Hospice. "The 2016 holiday campaign is an incredible fundraising achievement which will benefit Canuck Place families across British Columbia. We thank the FirstService Residential team and their vendors and partners for helping Canuck Place be there for families when they need us the most."

"For the third year in a row, we are honored to support the exceptional work at Canuck Place," said Scott Douglas, president of FirstService Residential in British Columbia. "FirstService Residential is proud to support an organization that is close to our hearts. The Children's Hospice is a true symbol of hope and community and the impact they have on the lives of children and their families is extraordinary."

About FirstService Residential B.C.FirstService Residential B.C. provides full-service strata management solutions to a wide range of strata corporations including some of Metro Vancouver's most beautiful and recognizable communities. With a combined local history of more than 75 years, the organization has worked hard to serve the homeowners in British Columbia, and today, it is recognized as the leading strata management company throughout the province.

FirstService Residential is North America's largest manager of residential communities and the preferred partner of HOAs, community associations and strata corporations in the U.S. and Canada. FirstService Residential's managed communities include low-, mid- and high-rise condominiums and cooperatives, single-family homes, master-planned, lifestyle and active adult communities, and rental and commercial properties.

With an unmatched combination of deep industry experience, local market expertise and personalized attention, FirstService Residential delivers proven solutions and exceptional service that add value, enhance lifestyles and make a difference, every day, for every resident and community it manages. FirstService Residential is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, a North American leader in the property services sector. For more information, visit www.fsresidential.com.

About Canuck Place Children's HospiceCanuck Place Children's Hospice: Canuck Place Children's Hospice is British Columbia's pediatric palliative care provider. Over 670 children living with life-threatening illnesses and their families receive care from CPCH through outreach programs and two provincial hospice locations: Vancouver and Abbotsford. Services include medical respite and family support, pain and symptom management, 24-hour phone consultation support and in-house clinical care, art and education, recreation therapy, grief and loss counselling and end-of-life care. Through the investment of the community, our talented team, and over 325 energetic volunteers we make a lasting difference in the lives of children and the families who love them. www.canuckplace.org